1. By Yaiza lopez

2. Once upon a time in the country
of Japan there lived two frogs,
one of whom made his home in
a ditch near the town of Osaka,
on the sea coast, while the other
dwelt in a clear little stream
which ran through the city of
Kyoto. At such a great distance
apart, they had never even
heard of each other; but, funnily
enough, the idea came into both
their heads at once that they
should like to see a little of the
world, and the frog who lived at
Kyoto wanted to visit Osaka,
and the frog who lived at Osaka
wished to go to Kyoto, where
the great Mikado had his palace.

3. So one fine morning in the spring they both set out
along the road that led from Kyoto to Osaka, one
from one end and the other from the other. The
journey was more tiring than they expected, for
they did not know much about traveling, and
halfway between the two towns there arose a
mountain which had to be climbed. It took them a
long time and a great many hops to reach the top,
but there they were at last, and what was the
surprise of each to see another frog before him!

4. They looked at each other for a moment without
speaking, and then fell into conversation,
explaining the cause of their meeting so far from
their homes. It was delightful to find that they
both felt the same wish--to learn a little more of
their native country--and as there was no sort of
hurry they stretched themselves out in a cool,
damp place, and agreed that they would have a
good rest before they parted to go their ways.

5.  This idea pleased the Osaka frog so much that he at once
jumped up and put his front paws on the shoulder of his
friend, who had risen also. There they both stood,
stretching themselves as high as they could, and holding
each other tightly, so that they might not fall down. The
Kyoto frog turned his nose towards Osaka, and the Osaka
frog turned his nose towards Kyoto; but the foolish
things forgot that when they stood up their great eyes lay
in the backs of their heads, and that though their noses
might point to the places to which they wanted to go,
their eyes beheld the places from which they had come.

6. "Dear me!" cried the Osaka frog, "Kyoto is
exactly like Osaka. It is certainly not worth
such a long journey. I shall go home!"
"If I had had any idea that Osaka was only a
copy of Kyoto I should never have traveled all
this way," exclaimed the frog from Kyoto, and
as he spoke he took his hands from his
friend's shoulders, and they both fell down on
the grass. Then they took a polite farewell of
each other, and set off for home again, and
to the end of their lives they believed that
Osaka and Kyoto, which are as different to
look at as two towns can be, were as alike as
two peas.

7.  In the past slides there is a story about the
Japanese frogs. It was an introduction to my
presentation about Japanese frogs, which is
now continuing with art.

8.  Frogs are
represented
in several
ways,
including art..
There are
many
different
types of art
for frogs: